UT Health Science Center at San Antonio
Chief of Epilepsy Division - Open Rank
UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78208
Chief of
Epilepsy Division Department
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Neurology Open Rank
The Department of Neurology, Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio is seeking a full-time faculty neurologist to serve as the Chief of the Division of Epilepsy. The Chief will be responsible for advancing the Division’s clinical, educational, and research missions with goals of optimizing patient access and faculty productivity; improving the patient experience; increasing extramural research funding; and supporting the education of medical students, residents, and fellows. Academic rank will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.
The Chief will foster and recruit faculty and trainees, strengthen collaborative departmental and hospital partner relationships, enhance outreach activities, and engage local and regional community physicians. They will also develop clinical protocols, clinical pathways, and outcome measures to improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of care. The Chief will be expected to lead the Division to the next level in clinical care, research, and training. This individual will supervise a vibrant team of academic neurologists who are providing innovative and individualized inpatient and outpatient clinical care, educating the next generation of neurologists, and conducting cutting-edge research within a collegial atmosphere.
The Division of Epilepsy consists of seven faculty members who see patients at the Medical Arts & Research Center (MARC) and the University Hospital Neurology Clinic; cover the inpatient epilepsy monitoring unit (EMU); and staff inpatient and outpatient electroencephalography (EEG) services. The Division offers one-year fellowships in Clinical Neurophysiology and Epilepsy. Each fellowship focuses on clinical and procedural skills and offers the opportunity to participate in clinical research.
The flagship of the epilepsy program is the South Texas Comprehensive Epilepsy Center (STCEC). The STCEC is a multidisciplinary affiliation of adult and pediatric epileptologists, epilepsy surgeons, dieticians, and neuropsychologists working in conjunction with University Hospital staff. The STCEC is accredited by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers as a Level IV center, the highest designation.
Minimum requirements are an MD/DO degree and completion of ACGME-accredited neurology residency training and fellowship training in epilepsy or clinical neurophysiology. Candidates must be eligible for licensure in Texas and be board-eligible or board-certified in Neurology and the applicable subspecialty by the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology.
UT Health San Antonio is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer including protected veterans and persons with disabilities. All faculty appointments are designated as security-sensitive positions.
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Epilepsy Division Department
of
Neurology Open Rank
The Department of Neurology, Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio is seeking a full-time faculty neurologist to serve as the Chief of the Division of Epilepsy. The Chief will be responsible for advancing the Division’s clinical, educational, and research missions with goals of optimizing patient access and faculty productivity; improving the patient experience; increasing extramural research funding; and supporting the education of medical students, residents, and fellows. Academic rank will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.
The Chief will foster and recruit faculty and trainees, strengthen collaborative departmental and hospital partner relationships, enhance outreach activities, and engage local and regional community physicians. They will also develop clinical protocols, clinical pathways, and outcome measures to improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of care. The Chief will be expected to lead the Division to the next level in clinical care, research, and training. This individual will supervise a vibrant team of academic neurologists who are providing innovative and individualized inpatient and outpatient clinical care, educating the next generation of neurologists, and conducting cutting-edge research within a collegial atmosphere.
The Division of Epilepsy consists of seven faculty members who see patients at the Medical Arts & Research Center (MARC) and the University Hospital Neurology Clinic; cover the inpatient epilepsy monitoring unit (EMU); and staff inpatient and outpatient electroencephalography (EEG) services. The Division offers one-year fellowships in Clinical Neurophysiology and Epilepsy. Each fellowship focuses on clinical and procedural skills and offers the opportunity to participate in clinical research.
The flagship of the epilepsy program is the South Texas Comprehensive Epilepsy Center (STCEC). The STCEC is a multidisciplinary affiliation of adult and pediatric epileptologists, epilepsy surgeons, dieticians, and neuropsychologists working in conjunction with University Hospital staff. The STCEC is accredited by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers as a Level IV center, the highest designation.
Minimum requirements are an MD/DO degree and completion of ACGME-accredited neurology residency training and fellowship training in epilepsy or clinical neurophysiology. Candidates must be eligible for licensure in Texas and be board-eligible or board-certified in Neurology and the applicable subspecialty by the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology.
UT Health San Antonio is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer including protected veterans and persons with disabilities. All faculty appointments are designated as security-sensitive positions.
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